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Dwayne Andreas, ex-ADM CEO, dies at age 98

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 1995 file photo, Archer Daniels Midland Chairman Dwayne Andreas speaks at a news conference in Decatur, Ill. A company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, that Andreas has died. He was 98. The company did not ...
immediately provide additional details on a cause of death or where he died. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
(The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 1995 file photo, Archer Daniels Midland Chairman Dwayne Andreas speaks at a news conference in Decatur, Ill. A company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, that Andreas has died. He was 98. The company did not ...
immediately provide additional details on a cause of death or where he died. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
(The Associated Press)

In 1996, ADM pleaded guilty to charges and agreed to pay $100 million. Andreas' son, Michael, and two other men were later found guilty and sent to prison. The story of the case was told in the 2009 film "The Informant!"